China Ousts Top Military Officials as Xi Widens Graft Purge

China has expelled two of the country’s most senior military officials from the Communist Party, including a member of the Politburo, as President Xi Jinping widens his anti-corruption drive.

He Weidong, one of two vice-chairs of the Central Military Commission led by Xi, was found to have violated party disciplines and laws, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defense. He’s the first Politburo member to be ousted since former Chongqing party chief Sun Zhengcai was probed in 2017.